After The Return Of The
Participants In The Tahalucha2nd Night Of Shavuos,
5751

Regarding the festival of Shavuos,
our Sages stated that it is universally accepted that the
celebration of the holiday should also bring us material
satisfaction. Polish rebbeim have commented that the
Hebrew words that convey this concept, “nami lachem,”
are numerically equivalent to the word “keitz,” which
refers to the appointed time for the arrival of Moshiach.

There is
an intrinsic connection between these concepts and the
festival of Shavuos. Shavuos marks the yahrtzeit of
King Dovid, and as pertains to the yahrtzeits of all
tzaddikim, “brings about salvation in the depths of the
earth,” an expression which in an ultimate sense refers to the
future Redemption. Shavuos also marks the yahrtzeit of
Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov, and is also connected with Moshe
Rabbeinu since “Moshe received the Torah from Sinai.”

May we
merit the coming of the keitz in the immediate future
and continue the celebration of the holiday of Shavuos in
Eretz Yisroel, immediately being gathered to our Holy Land
together with all the exiles of the Jewish people, in a manner
befitting a year when “I will show you wonders.” “With our
youth and with our elders...with our sons and with our
daughters,” we will proceed to Jerusalem and to the
BeisHaMikdash. “And there we will offer to You
our sacrifices which we are required to bring: the daily
burnt-offerings according to their order and the Musaf
offerings according to their rule.”

This
will include the sacrifices which we will bring on the second
day of Shavuos in the Era of the Redemption. (The exact nature
of these sacrifices is unknown. Sacrifices will, however, be
brought on that day.)

Then we
will continue our lives together in the Holy Land, in
Yerushalayim, and in the BeisHaMikdash, in
which is located the Holy of Holies, the home of the Ark where
the Tablets of the Ten Commandments will be placed (not only
the Second Tablets, but also the First Tablets). The above, of
course, shares a connection with today’s holiday,
Shavuos.

Yechidus; Eve Of The Tenth Of
Sivan, 5751

We will
open with the traditional blessing offered by Jews when they
meet each other: “shalomaleichem.” Even when a
person meets children who may not be able to respond
“aleichemshalom,” one should train them to
greet each other in a manner of peace. In fact, in the case of
children, the concept of peace is more prominent. They are
less involved in worldly matters than adults. Therefore, the
worldly traits of difference and separation do not affect
children’s personalities to the same degree as adults.

There is
an intrinsic connection between unity and peace and the giving
of the Torah. Before the giving of the Torah, “Yisroel
camped before the mountain.” Although there were a multitude
of people present — 600,000 men as well as many women and children — the Torah uses the
singular form of the verb “camped” to teach us that they
camped “as one man with one heart.”

The
Torah mentions that this encampment took place in the third
month. There is an intrinsic connection between the number
three and the giving of the Torah, as our Sages relate “[G-d
gave] a threefold light to a threefold people,” associating
the giving of the Torah with the concept of chazaka, a
sequence of three reflecting strength and continuity.

The
above concepts are enhanced by the present date, the tenth of
Sivan. “The tenth will be holy.” Surely this applies to the
tenth of the third month. Ten is intrinsically connected to
the giving of the Torah, as reflected in the Ten Commandments,
which were given to the Jewish people, who are divided into
ten different categories.

The
giving of the Torah is associated with Moshe’s ascent to G-d,
for this represents the negation of the decree separating the
spiritual from the physical. Each Jews possesses a dimension
of Moshe within him. Indeed, this is the essence of his being.
Each day this dimension of Moshe can ascend to G-d.

These
concepts are enhanced by the unique influence of the present
year, a year when “I will show you wonders.” (Herein is also a
connection to the giving of the Torah – when we openly
perceived the wonders of the giving of the Torah.) …

There is
also a connection between nissuin (marriage) and this
week’s Torah portion, ParshasNaso.
“Naso” means lift up. The ultimate uplifting of the
Jewish people came at the time of the giving of the Torah,
when G-d raised up each member of the Jewish people. This
affected their material lives as well, as our Sages’ stated
that it is universally accepted that the celebration of the
Shavuos holiday should also bring us material
satisfaction.

This
relates to the custom of eating sweet milchig foods on
Shavuos, as alluded to in the verse, “Honey and milk are under
your tongue,” which alludes to nigleh (the revealed
dimension of Torah law) and p’nimiyushaTorah
(the Torah’s mystic dimension). P’nimiyushaTorah was openly revealed at the giving of the Torah,
when all the Jews had a direct perception of the secrets of
the Merkava (Divine Chariot).

The
giving of the Torah also relates to Jewish children. That is
why we have a custom to bring even very young children to
shul to hear the reading of the Ten Commandments on
Shavuos day. Even if the children do not consciously
understand this reading, their souls comprehend it, for the
Torah “is the inheritance of the congregation of Yaakov.”

Each
year on Shavuos there is renewed potential for each Jew to
receive the Torah anew and cause it to permeate the totality
of his existence. This is enhanced by the spreading of the
wellsprings of the Torah outward in the present generation,
and particularly, by the recent publication of a collection of
the Mitteler Rebbe’s maamarim. This allows every Jew to
do his share in conquering the world and causing the
inhabitants of all the countries to bring “crowns” for
G-d.

This
gathering will conclude by distributing money to be given to
tzedaka, which “hastens the Redemption.” As emphasized
in previous farbrengens, Geula involves
revealing the Alef (G-d’s presence) in gola
(exile). May this take place miyad (immediately).

Significantly, miyad is an
acronym for the names of the three Jewish leaders associated
with the holiday of Shavuos: Moshe, Yisroel, and Dovid. These
three leaders are related to each member of the Jewish people.

“Every
new concept developed by an experienced Torah scholar was
given to Moshe on Mount Sinai.” Similarly, in regard to King
Dovid, after the recitation of Psalms, we request that this be
considered “as if they were recited by Dovid, king of Israel,
himself.” In a like manner, the Baal Shem Tov endowed each Jew
with the potential for miracles to be manifest in his life,
even regarding his material concerns. As mentioned above, all
these matters — the Redemption included — will be hastened by
the distribution of money for tzedaka. And may it come
in the immediate future.

Yechidus
To Bar And Bas Mitzva

All the
blessings mentioned above are applicable to you, as well. In
particular, there is a connection to the giving of the Torah,
for at the giving of the Torah, every Jew became
bar-mitzva, as it were. G-d addressed Himself to every
Jew, stating, “I am the L-rd, your G-d,” using the singular
form. At that time, every Jew became commanded to fulfill the
mitzvos. The word mitzva (command) relates to
the word tzavta (connection). Through the
mitzvos a connection is established with G-d.

Happy is
the portion of the parents and the teachers who educated you
and helped you reach this occasion. The positive nature of
that occasion will be enhanced by making an additional
donation to tzedaka in connection with your bar
and bas mitzvos. This will increase your connection
with G-d and draw down positive influence that will continue
throughout your lives, leading to the Era of Redemption, at
which time we will merit the ultimate level of the performance
of the mitzvos.

Yechidus
To Grooms And Brides

In
addition to the blessings given above, you are worthy of
special blessings. Indeed, we find that in connection with the
first union of man and woman mentioned in the Torah, Adam and
Chava, the Torah relates, “And G-d blessed them.” Similarly, a
wedding is associated with seven wedding blessings, which
conclude with a reference to the Era of the Redemption, when
we will hear “in the cities of Yehuda...the voice of a groom,
etc.”

May the
preparations for the wedding be successful, and may you merit
to establish an everlasting edifice on the foundation of the
Torah and its mitzvos with blessings of sons,
daughters, and prosperity. And may you — together with the
entire Jewish people — merit the ultimate blessing, the coming
of the Redemption.

The
giving of the Torah is referred to as the wedding between G-d
and the Jewish people. May the renewal of the experience of
the giving of the Torah renew each person’s connection to this
marriage bond and bring success and blessing.

And when
the Redemption comes, we will continue our happiness in our
Holy Land, in Yerushalayim, when we will merit “the new
[dimension of the] Torah which will emerge from Me,” and a
renewal of our marriage bond with G-d. This will be enhanced
by your gifts to tzedaka in accordance with the custom
of increasing one’s gifts in connection with one’s wedding.
And this will hasten the renewal of the marriage bond between
G-d and the Jewish people.

Shavuos should also bring us material
satisfaction.

The Hebrew words that convey this concept,
“nami lachem,” are numerically equivalent to the word “keitz,”
which refers to the appointed time for the arrival of
Moshiach.

May
the renewal of the experience of the giving of the Torah renew
each person’s connection to this marriage bond and bring
success and blessing.